St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-20

William Furguson and Green Foster con
victs, while playing cards in one of the cor
rldors of the Jail in Nashville Tenn, had
e quarrel, when Furguson was stabbed and
killed by Foster.
The coroner at Fulton, Mo-, held an in
quest in the case of Herson Smith, who
was assassinated four miles south of the
town. Smiths son: Mentor, ten years old
was put on the witness stand and admitted
that he shot and killed his father because he
was whipped for staying away from home
on the night of July4.
The London police claim that Mooney
who attempted to destroy the British
steamer, the Queen, at New York is we'll
known to them. According to their story,
Mooney, who was formerly known as
''Moorehead,' caused the explosion at the
Glasgow gas works in 1882, when several of
his accomplices were imprisoned, and
was also concerned in the explosion
at the local government and Times
offices. For this latter outrage he and an
accomplice named McDermott were
imprisoned. Mooney then escaped to Amer
lca and subsequently attempted to bio up
the Parliament buildings at Ottawa with
dynamite. For this purpose he made use of
funds which had been supplied to him by
! ODonovan Rosa to be used in En- gland
Mooney then got into hot water with the
Canadians. Recently he has experimental
with dynamite near New York. The blow
ing uD Of the Andre statue, the police assert
was MONEYS work. They claim that he is
affecting the insanity dodge.
Captain Richard Woofalk, a well-known
farmer, about twelve miles from Macon Ga,
his wife, six children and Mrs. West, an
aunt Of Mrs. Woolfalk, were found murdered
in the house, having been knocked in the
head and their throats cut. Thomas G.
Woolfalk, son of Captain Woolfalk by his
! first wife, was arrested, and the coron er's
| jury found verdict of murder against him.
His motive was said to be the desire to gain
| possession of his fathers property for him
self and two sisters, children of the first wife
At meeting attended by 1900 citizens OF
Louisville, Ky, resolutions inviting the
President and Mrs. Cleveland to visit Louis.
vile at any time they might select were
adopted. After several speeches had been
made the crowd was appropriately grouped,
ladies in front, and photographs of the as
semblage taken. This will be taken to
lected and given to the President when the
invitation is formally presented.
A number of men and boys were discharg-
ing fireworks in the public square in Fort
Worth, Tex, in honor Of the victory won by
the anti-Prohibitionists, when rocket struck
keg of powder and caused an explosion.
James Lozenby, seventeen years old, and
Wave Hatchell six years old, were so badly
burned that they died. Gustavus Hatchell
is so badly hurt that no hopes are en-
tertained of his recovery, and two other
boys were terribly burned.
AS the steamer William H. Wolf was be-
ing launched at the yard of Wolf e. David
son, in Milwaukee, the water displaced by
her hull rose like a tidal wave and swept
away the supports of coal shed, upon which
were number of people. About forty feet
of the shed went down, carrying the people |
with it. Edward Seer, aged fifteen years;
Charles Walwig, aged twenty-five years, and |
Thomas Derrister, aged twenty years, were
killed. and a number Of persons were in
jured several seriously.
John Jordan died in Chicago aged ninety
five years. He was a soldier during the war
of 1912, and served in the same company
with the famous Daniel Boone, fighting
Indians under General Howard.
The Pittsburg Wholesale Grocers' Associa-
ton has decided to cooperate with other
Western wholesale shippers in protesting
against the shipment from New York of
single packages at the same freight rate as
that charged for carload of the same class
of goods.
A controversy has arisen between the ac-
officers Of the treasury and the
War Department as to the payment of $500
for pair of horses for the use of the Secre-
tary of War. Last year Colonel Batchelder
depot quartermaster, was directed by the
War Department to sell the two horses that
had been used by Secretary Lincoln, as they
were pronounced unserviceable, and to pur-
chase two others for the use of Secretary
Endicott, not to exceed in price $500. ;
This order was obeyed. Colonel Batchelder {
having been relieved from duty at Washing
5on, his accounts are in process of settlement, .
and the treasury officials disallowed the ex- :
pendture. Colonel Batchelder replied that the I
order ofthe Secretary of War was the supreme
aw to him and was conclusive upon account !
ng officers. The treasury officials do not take
his view of the matter. This controversy
s likely to revive the discussion of J
expenditures for the maintenance of
horses and carriages for the depart {
nents when the present administration j
,ame in. Attorney General Garland
md Secretary Lamar directed the sale of the
lorses and carriages previously maintained
or their respective departments, but none of
he other secretaries followed this example.
some of the secretaries drove two horses
O their carriages, and others drove but one. ,
t would seem that there should at least
'e uniformity about this matter of horses
nd carriages for officers of similar rank, and
his question may be carried to Congress next {
winter. 7
A dispatch from Ottawa, Ontario, saws
hat since the vigorous enforcement of the
reaty, American vessels, according to ad-
ices to the fisheries department. are return S
ng home empty handed, while Canadian !
'oats are making big hauls. The mackerel
atch along the American coast has proved =
allure.